A deal for the series is reportedly not yet in place. IGN has reached out to HBO, but the network declined to comment.

Watchmen centers around a group of costumed crimefighters, including Doctor Manhattan, Rorschach, Nite Owl and Silk Spectre, who unearth a massive conspiracy when investigating the murder of the government-sanctioned hero Edward Blake.

A film adaptation of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' comic was released in 2009. For our thoughts on the Zach Snyder-directed movie, which won't be related to HBO's potential TV series, read IGN's Watchmen review.